Arabic langauge

 Language

Arabic is becoming one of the most popular languages in the world. As a Muslim, everyone would speak Arabic. Gulf countries and other arab countries in the surroundings like Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Mauritania, Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco have arabic as their official first language. Although, each country has a different accent or dialects and some different terms used. 

Arabic started among nomadic tribes in the Arabian Peninsula before Islam was introduced. It started nourishing in the 7th century AD. Many arabs have moved to the UK with the aim of setting up a business during the oil-boom in the 70's. They lived in the affluent areas of London. There is also many refugees from countries that are facing many problems. Multiple newspapers are actually published in the UK such as Al Hayat and Kufa Gallery. The holy Qur'an is written in Classical arabic, where now, arabic is spoken in a modern standard way. But classical arabic is still highly present and taught. 

In the UK they have shops that sells stuff such as hejab and other traditional clothes. They also have many arabian restaurants and caffe , specially in London. There are many arabic people visiting London which lead British people in starting to learn Arabic to help out Arabic tourist.

The arabic language is written from right to left. Vowels are used to complete a word, they can actually change the whole meaning of a word. These vowels are used by small marks placed above or below each letter of the word. When people learn Arabic, it makes it easier to also learn Aramaic and Hebrew since there is some similarities with Semitic languages. There are a couple of letters that many western people find hard to pronounce such as, خ ح ع ق and غ. 

                        

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Bibliography:

Noor (2009) Arabic Calligraphy [Online]. Availabe at: http://noor-maryam.deviantart.com/art/Arabic-calligraphy-65927050 
(Accessed: 24 November 2012).

Feed back on my presentation

Presentation is where you give a speech to an audience to convince or deliver a message to them. Today i have done a presentation in class infront of my class mates and my teacher. During the presentation i was talking about my major i have chosen for next year which is law with business. furthermore, i also discussed some points about law and business. It was a great experience and it was amazing.

Here are some of my strengths and weaknesses:

Strengths :

• Up beat, enthusiastic
• Clear , well projected
• Signal language
• Gestures
• Eye contact, but more needed

Weaknesses :

• over reading from both notes and slides
• Didn't include any text references or bibliography
• Body position - i should face the audience properly

In my next presentation I'm aiming to improve all my weaknesses and practise more to become more professional in the way i present my presentation.

The Welsh Government 

This task blog is about the Welsh Goverment , and the changse that took  place in the referendum last year ? I didnt have any clue about the Welsh goverment and the referundum that took place last year.

A 'yes' meant ability of passing on all subjects in the 20 devolved areas without UK Parliament's agreement. No effect on the Assembly making laws in more areas than before. It also removes involvement of Members of the House of Commons and House of Lords in scrutinising proposals giving Assembly power to make laws. Instead, its the Welsh Government and Members of the National Assembly responsibility deciding usage of the Assembly?s law-making powers.?

No negotiation between the governments of the UK and Wales over what law-making powers should or should not be devolved to the Assembly needed.

Assembly laws aren't called Assembly Measures. Proposed laws are called Bills, and enacted laws called Acts. Measures made continues being called Assembly Measures having same legal effect. Changes are non possibility of making Acts.

Legislative Competence Orders aren't necessary, Its requests to the UK Parliament allowing the Assembly making laws in new subjects within the 20 devolved areas.?t necessary, Its requests to the UK Parliament allowing the Assembly making laws in new subjects within the 20 devolved areas (Welsh assembly, 2011 ).

Bibliography :

National assembly of wales (2011) Referendum. Available at: http://www.assemblywales.org/gethome/vote2011/get_involved-referendum.htm
(Accessed : 8 November 2012)

Time Management

Time management is all about how each individual divides 24 hours of a day into all the tasks and errands that need to be done. According to Ward (2012) "Generally, time management refers to the development of processes and tools that increase efficiency and productivity." Each person has to know what to do and when to do it in order to accomplish everything. Decide when to sleep, when to get up, when to leave the house, when to get back and so on.

My strengths are dividing my time equally and planning a day ahead what I'm going to do, this benefits me a lot because nothing happens at last minutes, I know when to do everything, and makes me feel much better knowing that I will finish everything. On the other hand, my weaknesses are actually sticking to my plan and doing it on time, and sometimes there are a lot of plan changes, or I'd become too lazy to go and do what I have to do.  

The first thing I have to focus on doing is committing to all tasks and work I set to myself. I have to do it without cancelling anything just because I'm bored. Secondly, i have to set some time for myself, a period of time where I can relax and spend it on myself only without worrying about anything. Last but not least , I  have to focus on finishing everything early enough to have enough time of sleep, so that when I wake up in the morning I don't feel tired.

Bibliography:

Ward, S. (2012) Time managment. Available at : http://sbinfocanada.about.com/od/timemanagement/g/timemanagement.htm 

(Accessed : 8 November 2012) 

Advantages and disadvantages of being a EU member

*The EU stands for European Union; this is a group with the aim of having political and economic unity.


Advantages:

-A Louder International Voice:

Working together gives the insurance that all concerns are taken on the international stage.
400m people are represented when spoken about the EU ( more than the population of US and Russia combined) (123HelpMe,2012).

-Greater Protection for Workers:

Exploitation by employers is prevented with the protection by the European Working Time Detectives (123HelpMe,2012).
Rules are set by detectives (e.g.: number of breaks and holidays per year) they also cut down average working hours to 48 per week(123HelpMe,2012).

-Greater Equality and Social Inclusion:

Increasing the standard of equality for the EU citizens is taken seriously. They have the protection of preventing employment discrimination on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, disability and age (123HelpMe,2012).

-Environment Protection:

International co-operation and action help preventing environmental pollution. Thus, Britain has cleaner water, cleaner air and cleaner Beaches because of action at the EU level (123HelpMe,2012).

-Law Enforcement:

EU co-operation is trying to prevent and decrease organized crime, drug trafficking and terrorism (123HelpMe,2012).

Disadvantages 

There is a number of disadvantages for the UK had it decided to become a member of the EU. This includes costs, practicality of policies, issues associated with the Euro currency, migration and bureaucracy, meaning there would be less democracy.

It is estimated that EU membership costs the UK 6.4 billion pounds, with other sources suggesting that the actual cost ranges between 300 and 873 pounds per head. 

Because a lot of the funds received by the EU are diverted towards the Commonwealth Agricultural Policy (CAP), it was deemed inefficient as this placed low prices on food and subsequently resulted in higher prices for the consumers. It was therefore evident that over-supplying and wastage became an issue. Although changes to CAP have reduced this wastage, the issue is not entirely eliminated.

Although admitting to the EU does not automatically mean imposing the Euro, the EU has survived on unifying the currency and depending on the Euro. This has been problematic. 

The notion of free labour movement meant that migration into the UK became overwhelming, with a prediction of an increase of 70m people over the next decade. This has resulted in higher house prices and congestion ( Pettinger, 2012 ).

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

123HelpMe (2012) The advantages of being a part of the European Union. Available at : http://www.123HelpMe.com/view.asp?id=150248
(Accessed: 4 Nov 2012) 

Pettinger,T. (2012) Disadvantages of EU member ship, Available at : thttp://www.economicshelp.org/europe/disadvantages-eu.html
(Accessed : 4 Nov 2012)